Every five days a potential tragedy occurs in one of the UK’s maternity units as a baby is born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). It’s a tragedy waiting to happen because while treatments are available, they have to be given immediately after … Read More
New guidelines could support millions of women struggling with endometriosis
Scientists from University College London have come up with a new set of guidelines to aid better diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis – a chronic condition that causes severe pelvic pain and reduces fertility in millions of women worldwide. The physical, mental and social … Read More
Having a happy gut with the right mix of bacteria could improve cancer treatments
Having a happy gut, containing the right mix of bacteria, is being linked to more and more surprising health benefits, ranging from your heart to your mental health. And here’s another one: it could improve cancer treatments. That is the conclusion of … Read More
Plants will become crucial sources of vitamin B – we need to protect them
Plants could have an increasingly important nutritional role to play as we consume fewer and fewer animal-sourced B vitamins. Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Imperial College London found more than 1,000 edible plants that could be potential … Read More
Blood in urine could be sign of bladder cancer – get checked if you’re worried
Problems that are toilet related are so often not discussed out of embarrassment. But it’s always best to get these conditions checked so you can rule things out and relax, or crack on with treatment. A friend recently phoned me … Read More
Study reveals sound sleep can cut your risk of developing Alzheimer’s
Practically every function of the body and every organ within it is on a 24-hour clock of waking and sleeping. In particular, we’ve come to realise the crucial nature of getting sound sleep, due to its affects on appetite, weight … Read More
New cardiac arrest research prompts current treatment rethink to save patients
Every now and again, research gives us a glimpse of the future and the latest science from Imperial College London does just that. And it couldn’t be about a more important topic – the heart. The research says patients who … Read More
New ageing networks searching for the secret to long, happy lives
With a growing ageing population, it falls to scientists to find novel ways of keeping us healthy as we get older. It’s a big challenge and one that’s bringing together the top researchers from around the country. The BLAST (Building … Read More
Scientists exploring whether blood type relates to severity of Covid
In their effort to find factors which might favour Covid infection, researchers at King’s College London have analysed over 3,000 proteins to see if any are causally linked to the development of severe Covid-19. This is the first time such … Read More
The lack of proper childcare is still holding back women in the workplace
There was a time when it was the norm for women to sacrifice any prospect of a career because of their responsibility for childcare. Unwilling to succumb to this stereotype I remember the moment when I decided that even if all … Read More